Ikushimatarushima Shrine, also known as Ikushima Tarushima Shrine, is a

Shinto shrine A Stuart D. B. Picken, 1994. p. xxiii is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more kami, , the deities of the Shinto religion. The Also called the . is where a shrine's patron is or are enshrined.Iwanami Japanese dic ...

located in

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Nagano Prefecture is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,007,682 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture ...

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. It is a

Beppyo shrine A ''Beppyō'' shrine () is a category of Shinto shrine, as defined by the Association of Shinto Shrines. They are considered to be remarkable in some way, and thus given a higher status than other shrines. It is considered the successor to the mo ...

, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it. It is also a

Myojin Taisha The is a Japanese book of laws and customs. The major part of the writing was completed in 927. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Engi-shiki''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 178. History Emperor Daigo ordered the compilation of the ''Engishik ...

recorded as a highly ranked Shrine in the

Engishiki The is a Japanese book of laws and customs. The major part of the writing was completed in 927. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Engi-shiki''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 178. History Emperor Daigo ordered the compilation of the ''Engishi ...

in 927. It enshrines Ikushima Okami and Tarushima Okami. The Ikushimatarushima Shrine is home to a series of allegiance pledges given to Shingen by over a hundred retainers, originating from the years 1566 and 1567. It is described as a Ubusuna-jinja or one with a very local focus. Its name comes from two deities: Ikushima-no-kami; and Tarushima-no-kami.

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Beppyo shrines Myōjin Taisha Kokuhei Chūsha Shinto shrines in Nagano Prefecture Nagano Prefecture designated tangible cultural property Important Cultural Properties of Nagano Prefecture {{Shinto-stub

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